The Mission Statement of the Zambian Alliance of Women is:'To empower women to take charge of their lives through gender, environmental and social justice so that the right to a healthy life is enjoyed by the now and future generations.'The Background of the Zambian Alliance of WomenThe Zambian Alliance of Women (ZAW) is an affiliate of the International Alliance of Women. It started operation in 1978 after a visit to Lusaka by Grete Borgemann, then Chairperson of the International Alliance of Women's education commission. Grete was sent by the IAW Board to Zambia to familiarise Zambian women in NGO's with aspects of law and development and to see if Zambian women would be interested in forming links with the international organisation. As the visit took place during the UN decade for...
The Zambian Alliance of Women exists to improve the welfare of women and children in Zambia through the following:1. To secure all such reforms as are necessary to establish real equalities of liberties, status and opportunities between men and women.2. To urge women to accept their responsibilities and use their rights to secure influence in public lifeto ensure the status of every individual, without distinction of gender, race, colour or creed. This shall be based upon respect for the human person as this is the only guarantee of individual freedom.3. To instill in women a sense of self reliance through constructive work for the welfare of the nation and human kind.4. To increase awareness of environmental issues, through the sharing of knowledge and skills to ensure that traditional...
Gender and Civic* ZAW promotes the enhancement of the postion of women (women's rights, women and inheritence, women and education, women and development etc.)* ZAW advocates for good governence and the promotion of peace.* ZAW works in conjunction with other NGO's on other vital issues such as the promotion of CEDAW - The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.Environmental and Sustainable Development* ZAW conducts sensitisation and training workshops in the areas of environment and health, educating communities about waste management and the disposal of urban and peri-urban waste.Social and Economic* ZAW promotes poverty eradication through food security programmes and other potentially income generating activities.* ZAW carries out and supports...
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I’m the parent two wonderful children, Harry and Sara, who were adopted
as orphans from Cambodia. My children have food everyday, clothing, go
to school, have toys (probably too many), and many other necessities of
life that we in the US often take for granted. When we were in Cambodia, many
Cambodian people came up to us and said “Your child is very lucky!” We would
reply, now we’re lucky parents. But in some respects, they were
right. The infant mortality rate in Cambodia is very high, so my
children are lucky to be alive.
When we adopted our beautiful children, we also adopted their birth
country. We have embraced Khmer culture and we also feel a
responsibility to give something back to the...
The Mission Statement of the Zambian Alliance of Women is:'To empower women to take charge of their lives through gender, environmental and social justice so that the right to a healthy life is enjoyed by the now and future generations.'The Background of the Zambian Alliance of WomenThe Zambian Alliance of Women (ZAW) is an affiliate of the International Alliance of Women. It started operation in 1978 after a visit to Lusaka by Grete Borgemann, then Chairperson of the International Alliance of Women's education commission. Grete was sent by the IAW Board to Zambia to familiarise Zambian women in NGO's with aspects of law and development and to see if Zambian women would be interested in forming links with the international organisation. As the visit took place during the UN decade for...
The Zambian Alliance of Women exists to improve the welfare of women and children in Zambia through the following:1. To secure all such reforms as are necessary to establish real equalities of liberties, status and opportunities between men and women.2. To urge women to accept their responsibilities and use their rights to secure influence in public lifeto ensure the status of every individual, without distinction of gender, race, colour or creed. This shall be based upon respect for the human person as this is the only guarantee of individual freedom.3. To instill in women a sense of self reliance through constructive work for the welfare of the nation and human kind.4. To increase awareness of environmental issues, through the sharing of knowledge and skills to ensure that traditional...
Gender and Civic* ZAW promotes the enhancement of the postion of women (women's rights, women and inheritence, women and education, women and development etc.)* ZAW advocates for good governence and the promotion of peace.* ZAW works in conjunction with other NGO's on other vital issues such as the promotion of CEDAW - The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.Environmental and Sustainable Development* ZAW conducts sensitisation and training workshops in the areas of environment and health, educating communities about waste management and the disposal of urban and peri-urban waste.Social and Economic* ZAW promotes poverty eradication through food security programmes and other potentially income generating activities.* ZAW carries out and supports...
The Mission Statement of the Zambian Alliance of Women is:'To empower women to take charge of their lives through gender, environmental and social justice so that the right to a healthy life is enjoyed by the now and future generations.'The Background of the Zambian Alliance of WomenThe Zambian Alliance of Women (ZAW) is an affiliate of the International Alliance of Women. It started operation in 1978 after a visit to Lusaka by Grete Borgemann, then Chairperson of the International Alliance of Women's education commission. Grete was sent by the IAW Board to Zambia to familiarise Zambian women in NGO's with aspects of law and development and to see if Zambian women would be interested in forming links with the international organisation. As the visit took place during the UN decade for...
The Zambian Alliance of Women exists to improve the welfare of women and children in Zambia through the following:1. To secure all such reforms as are necessary to establish real equalities of liberties, status and opportunities between men and women.2. To urge women to accept their responsibilities and use their rights to secure influence in public lifeto ensure the status of every individual, without distinction of gender, race, colour or creed. This shall be based upon respect for the human person as this is the only guarantee of individual freedom.3. To instill in women a sense of self reliance through constructive work for the welfare of the nation and human kind.4. To increase awareness of environmental issues, through the sharing of knowledge and skills to ensure that traditional...
Gender and Civic* ZAW promotes the enhancement of the postion of women (women's rights, women and inheritence, women and education, women and development etc.)* ZAW advocates for good governence and the promotion of peace.* ZAW works in conjunction with other NGO's on other vital issues such as the promotion of CEDAW - The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.Environmental and Sustainable Development* ZAW conducts sensitisation and training workshops in the areas of environment and health, educating communities about waste management and the disposal of urban and peri-urban waste.Social and Economic* ZAW promotes poverty eradication through food security programmes and other potentially income generating activities.* ZAW carries out and supports...
The Mission Statement of the Zambian Alliance of Women is:'To empower women to take charge of their lives through gender, environmental and social justice so that the right to a healthy life is enjoyed by the now and future generations.'The Background of the Zambian Alliance of WomenThe Zambian Alliance of Women (ZAW) is an affiliate of the International Alliance of Women. It started operation in 1978 after a visit to Lusaka by Grete Borgemann, then Chairperson of the International Alliance of Women's education commission. Grete was sent by the IAW Board to Zambia to familiarise Zambian women in NGO's with aspects of law and development and to see if Zambian women would be interested in forming links with the international organisation. As the visit took place during the UN decade for...
The Zambian Alliance of Women exists to improve the welfare of women and children in Zambia through the following:1. To secure all such reforms as are necessary to establish real equalities of liberties, status and opportunities between men and women.2. To urge women to accept their responsibilities and use their rights to secure influence in public lifeto ensure the status of every individual, without distinction of gender, race, colour or creed. This shall be based upon respect for the human person as this is the only guarantee of individual freedom.3. To instill in women a sense of self reliance through constructive work for the welfare of the nation and human kind.4. To increase awareness of environmental issues, through the sharing of knowledge and skills to ensure that traditional...
Gender and Civic* ZAW promotes the enhancement of the postion of women (women's rights, women and inheritence, women and education, women and development etc.)* ZAW advocates for good governence and the promotion of peace.* ZAW works in conjunction with other NGO's on other vital issues such as the promotion of CEDAW - The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.Environmental and Sustainable Development* ZAW conducts sensitisation and training workshops in the areas of environment and health, educating communities about waste management and the disposal of urban and peri-urban waste.Social and Economic* ZAW promotes poverty eradication through food security programmes and other potentially income generating activities.* ZAW carries out and supports...
Gender and Civic* ZAW promotes the enhancement of the postion of women (women's rights, women and inheritence, women and education, women and development etc.)* ZAW advocates for good governence and the promotion of peace.* ZAW works in conjunction with other NGO's on other vital issues such as the promotion of CEDAW - The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.Environmental and Sustainable Development* ZAW conducts sensitisation and training workshops in the areas of environment and health, educating communities about waste management and the disposal of urban and peri-urban waste.Social and Economic* ZAW promotes poverty eradication through food security programmes and other potentially income generating activities.* ZAW carries out and supports...
The Zambian Alliance of Women exists to improve the welfare of women and children in Zambia through the following:1. To secure all such reforms as are necessary to establish real equalities of liberties, status and opportunities between men and women.2. To urge women to accept their responsibilities and use their rights to secure influence in public lifeto ensure the status of every individual, without distinction of gender, race, colour or creed. This shall be based upon respect for the human person as this is the only guarantee of individual freedom.3. To instill in women a sense of self reliance through constructive work for the welfare of the nation and human kind.4. To increase awareness of environmental issues, through the sharing of knowledge and skills to ensure that traditional...
The Mission Statement of the Zambian Alliance of Women is:'To empower women to take charge of their lives through gender, environmental and social justice so that the right to a healthy life is enjoyed by the now and future generations.'The Background of the Zambian Alliance of WomenThe Zambian Alliance of Women (ZAW) is an affiliate of the International Alliance of Women. It started operation in 1978 after a visit to Lusaka by Grete Borgemann, then Chairperson of the International Alliance of Women's education commission. Grete was sent by the IAW Board to Zambia to familiarise Zambian women in NGO's with aspects of law and development and to see if Zambian women would be interested in forming links with the international organisation. As the visit took place during the UN decade for...
The Cambodian Blogosphere is, for the most part, a warm and supportive online community of Cambodians in Cambodia and spread around the world, ex-pats in country blogging about their experiences, and others like me who are interested in the country's beautiful culture. Sadly, there is a dark side. Read Jinja's post from last week about blogher Cambochica (Angie Manzano) a writer for 'Off Our Backs' magazine and who was volunteering in country for Voluntary Service Overseas. Her blog started to attract the attention of Darren Conquest (a.k.a. Lord Playplay, a forum moderator at www.khmer440.com, an online community interested in discussing the topics such as the sex trade in Cambodia, local bars, and other pursuits. There were flames, nasty comments, death threats,...
Earlier this week, Boston Globe correspondent Maura Welch (who really gets it) wrote an article called "Women tap the power of the blog." Boston area Bloghers Lisa Williams, Tish Grier, Millie Garfield, and yours truly were featured in the article. (Recalling some advice from a colleague that I don't toot my our own horn, I posted a link to the article on my other blog.)
I've had some interesting email, including one from my 85 year-old Dad who was very proud, but asked me "What's a blog?." Maybe Millie Garfield's example will inspire him!
The most exciting thing that happened was a comment from Cambodian blogher Details are Sketchy who told me that the article inspired her to create a Cambodia Blogher's page, something that...